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| − | | + | '''Dixie Chicks''' is a female [[country music]] band. They are the only country group, and the only female group, of any genre to earn two consecutive Diamond Awards, which are given for albums that sell 10 million copies. <ref>http://www.dixiechicks.com/</ref> |
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| − | The '''Dixie Chicks''' have the distinction of being the highest selling female group in any musical [[genre]]. They are the only country group, and the only female group, of any genre to earn two consecutive Diamond Awards, which are given for albums that sell 10 million copies. <ref>http://www.dixiechicks.com/</ref>
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| | The Dixie Chicks' career started in 1990, from their home in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]. There were originally four singers and instrumentalists combining the sound of [[Country and Western]] and [[Bluegrass]] music: sisters Martie and Emily Erwin, Laura Lynch and Robin Lynn Macy, although the latter left the group in 1992. | | The Dixie Chicks' career started in 1990, from their home in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]. There were originally four singers and instrumentalists combining the sound of [[Country and Western]] and [[Bluegrass]] music: sisters Martie and Emily Erwin, Laura Lynch and Robin Lynn Macy, although the latter left the group in 1992. |
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| | <blockquote>''As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush because my remark was disrespectful. I feel that whoever holds that office should be treated with the utmost respect. We are currently in Europe and witnessing a huge anti-American sentiment as a result of the perceived rush to war. While war may remain a viable option, as a mother, I just want to see every possible alternative exhausted before children and American soldiers' lives are lost. I love my country. I am a proud American.''<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2867221.stm</ref> </blockquote> | | <blockquote>''As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush because my remark was disrespectful. I feel that whoever holds that office should be treated with the utmost respect. We are currently in Europe and witnessing a huge anti-American sentiment as a result of the perceived rush to war. While war may remain a viable option, as a mother, I just want to see every possible alternative exhausted before children and American soldiers' lives are lost. I love my country. I am a proud American.''<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2867221.stm</ref> </blockquote> |
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| − | However, the recent documentary film ''Shut Up And Sing'', which chronicled the whole affair, and the success of their album ''Taking The Long Way Round'', seems to indicate that this was a short-term [[hiccup]] in a story of solid musical success. <ref>http://www.dixie-chicks.com/</ref>
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| − | [[Category: Anti-war Movements]] | + | [[Category:Anti-war Movements]] |
| | [[category:Bands]] | | [[category:Bands]] |
| | [[category:Liberal Activists]] | | [[category:Liberal Activists]] |